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Colour

#9C9C9A

  • #9C9C9A
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#9C9C9A is a grey with RGB values 156, 156, 154 and HSL 60°, 1%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#9C9C9A#9C9C9A
HEX#9C9C9A
RGBrgb(156, 156, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.6118, 0.6039
RGB percentages61.2%, 61.2%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(60, 1%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 1.3%, 61.2%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 1.3%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,263,706
CSS custom property--colour: #9C9C9A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33178WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.64:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#636365

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9C9C9Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#9C9C9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#9C9C9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 5.1Gray · ΔE 10.8Silver · ΔE 13.4Light slate grey · ΔE 14.9Slate grey · ΔE 16.4Rosy brown · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 5.06, clearly different but related
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9A9A9C
Analogous#9C9B9A, #9B9C9A
Triadic#9A9C9C, #9C9A9C
Split complementary#9A9B9C, #9B9A9C
Tetradic#9A9C9B, #9A9A9C, #9C9A9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8E8E7
Lighter +20%#CECECE
Lighter +10%#B5B5B4
Darker −10%#838380
Darker −20%#696967
Darker −30%#4F4F4E
Darker −40%#363634
More saturated +25%#B5B581
Less saturated −25%#9B9B9B

Channel breakdown

R156
G156
B154
Red156 (61.2%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)1%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR 9C · G 9C · B 9A

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